SEASONAL Shan cucumbers are selling well at Taunggyi green market in Shan State, according to market sources.
Shan cucumbers are currently in season and are mainly supplied to Yangon Region. Unlike Bamar cucumbers, Shan cucumbers have a better taste and are more popular.
“The Shan cucumber is the most popular. It is different from the Bamar cucumber. The Shan cucumber is available only here. Now it is its season. It is widely consumed in mixed salads in Shan State and other areas including Yangon. The Shan cucumber’s sales are good. After a little time, muskmelon will enter the market. The harvest season starts in very hot weather and it has just started,” said Ma Sandi Taya, a fruit wholesaler in Taunggyi.
In March last year, only a few muskmelons were planted in Shan, so there was a shortage but the sales were good. Its harvest starts in March, and is a one-crop per season fruit in the areas near Hopong.
In August 2024, the price of muskmelons fell, and although they were exported, their major destination was domestic markets, and consumers had them in abundance, according to the Pindaya’s farmers. — Thit Taw/ ZN
